OUTERSTATE

@outerstate.net

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electronic music artist & visual artist. amateur professional photographer https://outerstate.net

i put a prism on the lens and took photos of christmas lights. own work
thirteen yet-to-be-developed rolls of 35mm film surround a loaded film camera, not yet finished shooting
35mm film photograph; a handsome close-up of a black cat's face in profile, neatly-clothed in the diffused sunlight of a window. the shallow depth-of-field relents for the sharp details in his large ear, of each individual whisker, and in his one, visible eye, enraptured by the world outside the frame. own work
digital black-and-white photograph of a singular, large, beautiful rose standing proudly against a subdued matte background in black. a special contrast filter was used on the camera lens to make the many layers of petals appear soft and bright like milk, yet keeping their contours in sharp focus, from the tight center to the loosened exterior. a slight tint of brunette warmth has been applied to the image. own work
a particle cloud chamber showing the random subatomic particles floating around the universe, visible as white trails against black. (CC, Nuledo s.r.o.)
35mm black & white film photograph showing many squiggly trails of light against a dark background, some becoming blurred as they streak across the frame, making it look like some depth is present in photo. the effect was achieved by moving the focus of the lens while the camera shutter was held open. the top right of the frame has quite a few little fibers, creating an interesting look. own work
35mm black-and-white film photograph of one corner of an art deco building against a cloudy sky, taken from street level. the long building seems to have square 'turrets' sticking up slightly at each corner, complete with their own prism-shaped pseudo-gargoyles sticking up from the corners. the clouds develop a detailed contrast between themselves and the medium-dark gray appearance of the bricks. own work
35mm black-and-white film photograph of the "Mountain" at the Fort Worth Water Gardens, and the people around it, incidentally arranged in an irregular pentagon shape for the camera. The concrete Mountain is composed of a series of discrete 'steps', all tall & shallow, with a height of ~18 inches (46 cm). These 'steps' wrap all the way around the brutalist structure to form a kind of polygonal contour map if viewed from above. Balanced irregularity in the contours works to evoke a mountain as in nature, with its peaks and ridges. The two walls facing the camera meet in the center at a concave angle—the left wall featuring some sloping variations while the right wall remains uniform. The wall is twelve consecutive 'steps' at its highest before it levels off, though a recessed 'summit' can be seen over the center. In the midground center stands a couple, presumably checking a picture on their phone. Further back, a family takes a photo up against the left wall, two young children sitting on the third 'step' on either side of the older members. Above them are four girls climbing up a gradual ridge near the 'summit', one moving to help another get up a difficult ledge. On the other side, four boys awkwardly scale straight up the steep right wall. Just outside the frame is a small sign that prohibits climbing. own work
35mm, black & white, long-exposure photograph populated by excited brushstrokes of light in the lower third, but dominated in the upper two-thirds by the loose-but-distinct lattices of a lit-up city skyline. its afterimage in the left half somewhat resembles a sci-fi hologram of a city layout. own work
35mm photograph of a 6-month-old black kitten sitting on the carpet in soft lighting, looking up at the camera with expectation and curiosity. he has yellow-green eyes and exceedingly-large ears, and is generally rather cute. own work
35mm film close-up photograph of a handmade broom christmas ornament amidst a soft halo of out-of-focus lights from a subtle second exposure. own work
35mm film photograph of the underside of a multi-lane highway overpass against the early-afternoon sky. the concrete structure carries a wonferful orange presence in the tilted sunlight as it travels from the upper left down through the lower right of the frame, granting the negative space on the right to the complementary cool, blue sky. own work
35mm film photograph of a lone, elevated highway interchange bridge against a clear, light-blue sky, taken from the road below. the newly-constructed bridge turns and curves from the bottom-left to the top-right corner of the frame. the steel girders underneath still have their deep red hue, paired with two decorative stripes of the same color along the concrete guard wall and around the neck of the support columns, which are stained an even, light gray below the stripe. own work
35mm film photograph of the bright, colorful trails left by car and traffic lights at a street intersection. the two green signal indicators are visible in the upper half of the frame, a chandelier for the lively dance of lights below. taken by placing the camera on a car's dashboard and stopping-down the lens aperture all the way to achieve a longer auto-exposure time as the car drives through the intersection. own work
abstract 35mm film photograph showing many bright trails of various colors & sizes streaking across the frame, with some appearing to jitter as groups. created by leaving the camera's shutter open for several seconds, letting the lights of cars and streetlamps naturally drift across the film as they pass by. own work
the Pentax 17 camera
35mm film photograph of a tall, entirely-concrete building designed in a brutalist style. inset in the western face is an inverted staircase. own work
35mm film photograph of the ceiling of an art museum. the regular gallery lights are seen alongside the indirect lighting from vertical skylights bouncing off a slanted concrete panel, down towards the artworks, out of frame. own work
the 35mm film negative strip for the original photograph, with "KODAK 100TMX" repeating across the top
black & white abstract 35mm film photo of a building interior, shot with a special prism that repeats the image over itself. this one has complex, four-way overlapping repetitions that form two sets of stairs next to each other in the center. 1 of 4. own work
the raw, unedited total eclipse photo straight from the digital camera. the eclipse is a small ring off-center in a sea black. it is colored blue due to erroneously leaving the camera white balance to 4000K. the photo was only salvageable because of the image sensor's high resolution. unfortunately, my own work
digital photo of the 2024 total solar eclipse with solar flares visible around the edges as small blobs or arcs. own work
35mm black-and-white film photo of a gallery in an art museum. a single painting can be seen through a threshold in the center. own work
35mm black-and-white film photo of the corner of a brutalist skyscraper. own work
35mm film photo close-up of a black cat lounging on a bookshelf in the morning sun, his head hanging off the front, looking at something. you can just barely see the tip of his tongue poking out between his lips. own work Pentax LX with SMC Pentax 1:1.2 50mm lens
35mm film photo of a black cat sitting up on a kitchen peninsula and looking back at the camera. the background is heavily blurred. own work
35mm film photo of overlapping window cutouts that, together, form a rhombus and a triangle in negative space. own work
film photograph of a tall building with blue windows. colors from the sunset are reflected off one face of the building. own work
35mm film photograph of a tall skyscraper with blue windows, taken from street level looking up at the building's corner, which is beveled. own work
35mm film long-exposure photograph where city streetlights and car tail lights have left long, dancing streaks across the frame. a ghostly yellow "merge left" traffic sign is visible in the bottom right. own work
35mm film photograph of a tall skyscraper with blue windows. parts the side stick out from the rest of the building. own work
35mm film photograph of a tall city building with blue windows, taken from street level. the middle of the side pictured features a dark gray concrete façade that progressively narrows as it extends upwards. a single window is open in the center frame. own work
first of four 35mm film photographs of overlapping city buildings, taken from street-level. the film has been exposed to external light, resulting in a red-glowing vertical strip, happening to align neatly with one building's windows. own work
35mm color film photograph of the South arch of the Margaret McDermott Bridge in Dallas, Texas. own work
35mm film photograph of a building, taken from a low angle. own work
black and white 35mm film photograph of a modern skyscraper, taken from a street-level angle looking at the lower portion. own work